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SSG Travis Wayne Nixon KIA Afghanistan

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FORBIDDEN EMPIRE Trailer (Fantasy - 2015)

I might just check this one out.

Modern Wargaming: Conflict In The Ukraine Part One – Overview & First Engagements

Beasts of war, have posted up a pretty good article on war gaming the recent and hopefully over now conflict in Ukraine.

Modern Wargaming: Conflict In The Ukraine Part One – Overview & First Engagements

Zubrowka armed forces pre and post world war 2

Zubrowka armed forces at the turn of the 20th century was composed of 4 wings.

The Polize-Militia:
It's main strength lays in the Polize-Militia. Whos duties intel, law enforcement, boarder security, prison guards, anti-partisan activities, customs duties, and provide postal guards.

The Standschützen now are regulated by the Polize-Militia and during times of civil emergency or war will supplement rear police duties.

And finally there is the Field-Polize brigade who are equipped as a mixed infantry, cavalry brigade with out any artillery. They preform police and military duties in war time.

pre war their structure was

Staff HQ company
Support company
Kitchen company
veterinarian company
Medical platoon
Engineer platoon
Mechanic platoon (after 1917)
transportation company (motorized after 1930)

Combat units
Armored car company (after 1917)
machinegun company
2 infantry battalions
1 Mounted police battalion


The Zubrowkain Landwehr:
The Zubrowkain Landwehr is the active and reserve military of Zubrowka.

The Territorial Landwehr is tasked with guarding Zubrowka it self, while they can be used for offensive actions. They primarily train to man the bastion towns and forts on the frontiers

There are three Garrison divisions, kept at quarter strength with only the HQ and first company of each battalion kept at full strength with another filled on a monthly basses with rotational reservists. Call ups of mustered out reserve army forces would make up the difference.
Most men in the Garrison division are completing their 2 years of national service, with skilled men doing 5 years of national service. With a bi-yearly training call ups until the man reaches the age of 33.
But healthy skill males can remain in service untel they are 45

The Garrison Divisions are mostly an administrative formation, with the units split up between different garrisons.

The reserve army is comprised of all abled bodied males between the age 20 and 45, with exclusions for health, and for skilled workers and labors (farmers, industrial workers,..etc)
The healthy but faint of heart or religious conscientious objectors will serve in the medical corps or in some support function.

A young, fit and motivated Zubrowkain male can find himself in one of the 3 Field Divisions. These units are kept at half strength during peace time with only the Zig-Zag Armor Regiment(Lutz) The Jäger corps from Greater Zubrowka, and the Blitzer Regiment of Lesser Zubrowka.

The Zig-Zag Armored Regiment was formed during the great war to take advantage of new technology and lots of cheap tanks from the allied forces.

Staff HQ company
Support company
Kitchen company
Medical platoon
Engineer platoon
Mechanic platoon (after 1917)
transportation company (motorized after 1920)
Horse Guard Parade company(Guard the Parliament and King Dmitri und Taxis the 15ths residence)
Scout company Horse or motorcycle


combat units
3 Tank Battalions (the 3rd battalions first and HQ company are kept as a training formation. while the other 3 companies are deployed to the colonies)
1 Heavy tank Battalion
1 Artillery battery
1 Anti air Battery

The Jäger corps formed from sharp shooters, and fit men from the mountains and forests.

Staff HQ company
Support company
Kitchen company
veterinarian company
Medical platoon
Engineer platoon
Mechanic platoon (after 1917)
transportation company (motorized after 1920)
Forward Scout Jägers company

Jäger school

Combat units
6 Jäger battalions (2 battalions are on rotation in the colonies and one assigned to the Merchant Navy as a Marine Jäger battalion)
2 Jäger machinegun battalions
1 Jäger light gun Battery


The Blitzer Regiment was formed after the Great War and comprised mostly German and Austrian Storm trooper veterans. They set up the Blitzer school and helped bring modern fire and maneuver tactics to the Zubrowkian military.

Staff HQ company
Support company
Kitchen company
Medical platoon
Engineer platoon
Mechanic platoon (after 1920)
transportation company (motorized after 1920)
Scout company

Blitzer school

4 Blitzer Battalions (one battalion is assigned to the Merchant Navy on a yearly rotation)
2 Machinegun Battalions
1 Storm Gun Battery

The Zubrowka Airontica also Falls under the Army
With 2 squadrons of Observation fighters, and one Transport squadron.

The Merchant-Navy:

The Zubrowka Navy is small compared to the great powers with a Heavy cruiser "Grandpa Zubrowka" being the largest ship. With 1 destroyer and 8 corvettes (also known as postmen ships because they usually carry messages and dignitaries)

The Merchant Navy also has 2 Navy tenders, a tanker, 4 heavy freighter's and one Royal Sloop.

To help with emergencies and "to show the guns" 2 Infantry battalions, the Marine Jäger Rgt, and the Blitzer battalion are seconded to the navy from the army. The Marine Jäger Regiment Is a permanent formation that uses navy rank, but trains with the army.
Where as the Blitzer's are completing a year of there 5 year professional regimental duty

The Colonial Militia:

This final organized military is in charged of operations in the colonies.
Bongolesa and The Curry Islands Each have a Battalion of Jägers, a Tank company and two colonial Polize-Milita battalions. Which are supplemented by local, Zubrowkian lead Polize and Assegai battalions.
With numbers and variation of structure beholden to the reality on the ground.

Atlántico on the other hand being relatively peaceful only have one unit of Polize-Militia and the Atlántico regiment for defense and ceremonial duties.

More to come.

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Zubrowka Armed forces. 2

With the new Atlántico territory wetting the Zubrowkiean apatite for new goods and territory, They decided it was time to send off a mission or two to accumulate better trade routs with the east and spice routs.

African Pirates captured the first expedition and demanded ransom for there return. Also they where going to keep all the gifts and trade goods as payment for not killing the Crew.

This resulted in Zubrowkas first short navel war and Amphibious operation, against the pirates of the Bongolese coast.

These short sharp operations secured the sea routs and the port city of Al-Ebaba.

After that it was pretty much smooth sailing to what would become the Zukrowka Curry Islands.
Where the successful trade mission netted access to many trade ports and exclusive trade with the Red, Yellow and Green Curry islands.

After this the Grand Duchy of Lutz-Zubrowka busied it self fighting in one war of session after another. That is up until a fellow named Napoleon showed up with a whole lot of French and overthrow the Duchy and declared a republic.

This whole short affair reminded Zubrowka that it was time for military reforms again, So tactics where updated, the Regiments where increased to Brigades, and the Grand Duke is reinstated.